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DESCRIPTION:For decades union membership has been on the decline as have living 
 standards for working people as corporations have demanded concessions from 
 the unions. Now, politicians are using the excuse of the recession and 
 “budget crises” to attack public sector workers and impose austerity 
 measures. But while the politicians and bosses are bent on busting the 
 unions, workers are resisting. The occupation of Wisconsin’s state 
 capitol against Walker’s anti-union legislation showed the world that 
 workers are willing to fight back. Now 45,000 workers of the International 
 Brotherhood of Electrical Workers and the Communications Workers of America 
 are on strike against Verizon on the East Coast. Verizon’s net profits 
 last year were $6 billion, yet the company is demanding concessions from 
 its workers in order to weaken the union and reap more profits. How can 
 labor win against these attacks? What can we learn from the labor wars of 
 the 1990’s? Join the International Socialist Organization for a 
 discussion on lessons from the past and strategies for today.\n\nPresented 
 by the International Socialist 
 Organization\nNorCalSocialism.Org\n\nSpeakers:\n\nDan Lane – Participated 
 in the labor battles of the Decatur Illinois “War Zone” in the 1990’s 
 as a locked out worker of A.E. Staley Manufacturing Co.\n\nSteve Early – 
 was an organizer for the Communications Workers of America for 27 years, 
 and is a member of the editorial advisory committees of Labor Notes, New 
 Labor Forum and Working USA, and author of the book The Civil Wars in US 
 Labor.\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/15/18687722.php
SUMMARY:LABOR BATTLES TODAY AND LESSONS FROM THE 1990s
LOCATION:The Redstone Building\n2940 16th Street, 3rd floor #304 (Near 16th Street 
 BART)\nSan Francisco, California
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2011/08/15/18687722.php
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